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CVE-2026-32168: Azure Monitor Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-04-14 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Improper input validation in Azure Monitor Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected products

• Microsoft Azure Monitor: before 1.35.9 — fixed in 1.35.9
• Microsoft Azure Monitor Control Service: from 1.0.0 before 1.35.9 — fixed in 1.35.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Azure Monitor 1.35.9; Microsoft Azure Monitor Control Service 1.35.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32168

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